Powerflex Implementation and Administration (PFIA) – Outline

Detailed Course Outline

The content of this course is designed to support the course objectives.

Introduction to PowerFlex

  • PowerFlex Overview
  • PowerFlex Storage and Data Organization
  • PowerFlex Integration and Management

PowerFlex Installation

  • Installation methods
  • Storage Data Replicator (SDR)
  • Adding SDR components to PowerFlex cluster
  • Lab Exercise

PowerFlex Upgrade

  • Upgrade overview
  • Upgrade considerations
  • Upgrade Procedure (ESXi)
  • Lab Exercise

PowerFlex Expansion

  • Expansion overview
  • Expansion pre-requisites
  • Expansion procedure
  • Lab Simulation

Configuring the System

  • User Roles and management
  • User Authentication
  • Add Protection Domain
  • Add Storage Pool
  • Add Acceleration Pool
  • Add Fault Set
  • Modify Spare Capacity
  • Administering Volumes

Managing System Objects

  • Managing the Cluster Components
  • Managing the SDS Components
  • Managing the SDC Components
  • Managing the Volume Components

Data Protection Options

  • Rebuild and Rebalance
  • Snapshots and Snapshot Policy
  • Maintenance Modes
  • Native Asynchronous Replication
  • PowerFlex with CloudLink

    Monitoring and Troubleshooting

    • Monitoring tools and activities
    • Troubleshooting a PowerFlex system
    In addition to lecture and demonstrations, this course includes hands on lab and lab simulations designed to allow practical experience for the participant.